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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Bevan Hurley

Nebraska lawmaker apologises for false ‘furries’ comment on school bathrooms

McDonnell District

A Republican state lawmaker from Nebraska has apologised for spreading a debunked theory that schools were placing litter boxes in bathrooms because students were identifying as cats.

Bruce Bostelman claimed in a televised debate over a state school funding bill that he was troubled by the self-identifying “furries”, a conspiracy theory that has been debunked by administrators.

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